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SC-ST Quotas in Public Procurement

On November 30, 2011 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

This article by Sukhdeo Thorat discusses the government’s decision to establish quotas for SC-ST entrepreneurs in procurement. It is an interesting refinement of traditional affirmative action arrangements, which have traditionally focused on quotas in educational …

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Operation Majnu: Illegal Policing

On November 30, 2011 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The cops in Gaziabad ‘punished’ young couples in parks this morning by making them do sit-ups (calling it ‘Operation Majnu’). The case highlights the need for the upper judiciary to clarify that section 294(a) of …

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Air India Cabin Crew Association v Union of India

On November 21, 2011 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment in Air India Cabin Crew Association v Union of India last week. Here is the press note sent to me summarising the judgment. The judgment is available …

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Bar Exam Trends

On November 20, 2011 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

I was looking through the March and July bar exam results and although there isn’t yet too large of a sample set it seems as if definite trends are emerging. Overall, about 70% of those …

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International Law through the Indian lens

On November 13, 2011 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

International Law Curry joins a growing body of legal commentary including Spicy IP and LAOT. As the name suggests, ILC, provides an “Indian” perspective on international law questions, and in doing so seeks to provincialize …

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Call for papers – new journal on telecommunications and broadcasting law

On November 1, 2011 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The National University of Juridical Sciences, India is launching a thematic journal on Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law (JTBL). It is conceived as an international peer-reviewed journal that will be dedicated to legal scholarship in the …

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Do Kiran Bedi’s refund claims amount to corruption?

On October 21, 2011 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

As someone who is pleased with the unprecedented attention that Anna’s movement has brought to the issue of corruption in our public discourse, but critical of certain tactics of the movement which I fear can …

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Regulatory Barriers to Litigating in India

On October 6, 2011 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

This interesting short paper “Regulatory Barriers to Litigation in India” by Prashant Narang recently came out in the Asian Journal of Law and Economics. The basic argument is that the regulatory framework of the legal …

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Supreme Court substitutes death sentence by L.I.

On September 28, 2011 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

When Supreme Court substitutes death sentence imposed by the trial court and confirmed by the High Court by a sentence of imprisonment for life, it deserves appreciation.  Each such decision by the Supreme Court helps …

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A Lakhman Rekha for The Judiciary

On September 24, 2011 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

This has got to be one of the most interesting back-and-forth during a Supreme Court argument. Gone are the days of judges passively listening to senior advocates drone on and on. This bench, at least, …

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